Did Helens family live in a Southern state, like Virginia?
(Some have pointed out that “Barksdale” is a well-known Southern name, fueling speculation that Helen’s family was descended from the famous Southern general, etc., etc., etc. Yes, we know they’re cartoons.) I always thought of the Barksdales as coming from someplace like Virginia that is southern but also cosmopolitan, i.e. not “Deep South” like Alabama. There’s no specific connection to General Barksdale. I thought the Morgendorffers lived in a mid-Atlantic suburb, outside somewhere like Baltimore. They could have lived in Pennsylvania near the Main Line, though. How many months apart in age are Daria and Quinn? I used to know this… I think they’re about 14 months apart, putting them one school year apart. But I’m sure we cheated that whenever it was convenient. What year did Daria graduate? (While the movie was aired in January 2002, some believe she really graduated in 2000.) I don’t really like to attach specific dates to events in this cartoon world — you need some elasticity
